{"_id":"576aafda7de8223400762d4f","user":"54aa7f3f9bb00c0b00cb899b","__v":15,"githubsync":"","parentDoc":null,"category":{"_id":"5797787ce2d8f40e0052b4a6","version":"576a656c6f15260e001f8938","project":"54aa7f773b56130b0056c86e","__v":0,"sync":{"url":"","isSync":false},"reference":false,"createdAt":"2016-07-26T14:49:32.231Z","from_sync":false,"order":2,"slug":"pulsate-campaigns","title":"Pulsate Campaigns"},"version":{"_id":"576a656c6f15260e001f8938","__v":3,"project":"54aa7f773b56130b0056c86e","createdAt":"2016-06-22T10:16:12.661Z","releaseDate":"2016-06-22T10:16:12.661Z","categories":["576a656c6f15260e001f8939","576a656c6f15260e001f893a","576a656c6f15260e001f893b","576a656c6f15260e001f893c","576a656c6f15260e001f893d","576a656c6f15260e001f893e","576a656c6f15260e001f893f","5797787ce2d8f40e0052b4a6","5b041bc0769904000374c645"],"is_deprecated":false,"is_hidden":false,"is_beta":false,"is_stable":false,"codename":"For Marketers","version_clean":"4.0.0","version":"4.0"},"project":"54aa7f773b56130b0056c86e","updates":[],"next":{"pages":[],"description":""},"createdAt":"2016-06-22T15:33:46.673Z","link_external":false,"link_url":"","sync_unique":"","hidden":false,"api":{"results":{"codes":[]},"settings":"","auth":"required","params":[],"url":""},"isReference":false,"order":8,"body":"[block:callout]\n{\n \"type\": \"success\",\n \"title\": \"Conversion Goals\",\n \"body\": \"For information on creating and understanding Conversion Goals, please see our separate documentation [here](https://pulsate.readme.io/v4.0/docs/campaign-goals).\"\n}\n[/block]\n\n[block:api-header]\n{}\n[/block]\nThe first thing you probably want to know when you send a campaign is how many people the campaign was sent to and how many people opened it. 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FAQ

Understanding Open Rates

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The first thing you probably want to know when you send a campaign is how many people the campaign was sent to and how many people opened it. Pulsate displays a number of stats so that you can see at a glance how successful your campaign has been. The purpose of this guide is to outline what each of those statistics is based on so that you get a better understanding of how your Pulsate campaigns are performing.
## How to Access Campaign Stats
To access the campaign stats, you have two options.
1. To access the stats for a specific campaign, click on the dropdown for that campaign on the Campaign List page and select View Reports.
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2. You can also access the main Campaign Stats page by clicking on the Campaign Stats link when you are in the Engage product. This will bring you to a link of the Engage Stats for all of your campaigns and from here you can dive deeper into individual campaigns by pressing View Reports.
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## Campaign Sends
The first thing you need to know is how many times your campaign has been sent so Pulsate includes the following Send Stats:
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## Direct Opens
Pulsate records two main open rate stats, Direct Opens and Combined Opens. See below for more info on Combined Opens.
A Direct Open is recorded any time a campaign is opened directly from a push notification or in app notification. The following stats are available in the Direct Opens section:
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## Combined Opens
Of course no matter how well you craft your push notification or in app notification, not every user who views your campaign will open it directly from a push or in app notification. For this reason, Pulsate also records the Combined Open Rate for every campaign. This stat combines users who have opened the campaign directly from a notification with users who opened your app and viewed the campaign without clicking on a push or in app notification.
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